bits + pieces

Category: bits + pieces | January 25th, 2013

















bits + pieces is a new feature that i want to start doing. got the idea from miss james and thought it would be fun to post bits and pieces of our day. feel free to join and link back so i can check yours out!

1. a must have morning cup of coffee
2. a must have morning cup of warm milk (she is high maintenance and wants it warm…still) ;)
3. “be happy”
4. she is OCD about lining up her toys
5. bed head
6. banner from the lovely green jazz face
7. napping in one of her fav positions
8. homemade mozzarella cheese balls
9. a very dirty toddler mirror
10. reading books with molly girl
11. some cute rolls
12. pom poms above penelope’s bed
13. sleeping again
14. getting dirty
15. helping mama with dinner
16. making her sister smile

penelope turns two

Category: holiday | January 23rd, 2013










miss penelope turned the big 2 this past saturday. it was a special weekend filled with lots of family and friends who came to celebrate! we had such a fun time. the mister might have had a little lot of fun building her a fort…made with secret passage ways too! it took up our entire dining room! there was lots of play-doh, coloring, and donut eating involved too. penelope has some pretty cute friends. i love them all! and of course a big THANK YOU to everyone who helped with the decorations, food prep, running errands, fort building, and all the tiny details that made her day so awesome. 2nd birthday party = success!!! man…time sure does fly by.

two under two

Category: family | January 17th, 2013


two babes under two years. i won’t be able to say that for too much longer…as in 3 more days! sweet penelope turns two on saturday!! life with 2 under 2 has been a little crazy and a lot amazing. i am so excited to watch these girls grow up so close together. i knew before i got married that i wanted to have my kids close in age. i pretty much grew up as an only child for awhile there (my brother and sister are 8 and 9 years older than me), so i don’t know what it’s like to have a sibling so close in age. i’m sure there are going to be tough times when they dislike one another and don’t want to have anything to do with each other, but i also see them being life long best friends. sisters are pretty amazing. (brothers are too!) but there’s something special that sisters have…that sisterly bond. i already see penelope bonding more and more each day with ruby. (there’s only been a few pushes and thrown toys. better than i expected. haha). i think that ruby will be an exact opposite of penelope. penelope is the wild, full of energy, strong willed, stubborn, out going, funny girl. and i can see ruby being the laid back, quiet, calm, follow all the rules, sweet girl. but who knows….i could be way off. ;) these girls are my world. my two under two world. the only thing i would change is the double diaper duty. that’s a lot of diapers. now that  penelope is about to turn two i might think about potty training. eeek. that’ll be interesting. :)

well i’m off to enjoy my two under two babies. i CANNOT believe i will have a two year old in a few days. i have been preparing for her party this weekend. i’m excited. maybe more than her. yay for parties!